8 THE CAMPUS PRESS APRIL 25 - MAY 1, 2006
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Before you leave
BOULDER
School’s not out for summer just yet! Get off your butt and soak
it in before you leave town to rehash the year with high school
buds. Your CAMPUS PRESS editors give you their top picks ...
roclaim your cause
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The student population
used to be. But that doesnʼt mean you shouldnʼt be. In fact, we
depend on you, the active and engaged reader, to show us the way.
It all starts with a sound system, a warm day and a cause.
Before you finish school and enter the real world where politi-
cal organizing is dangerous and difficult, you should partake in a
Caffeine
splurge
Gone are the days of
the leisurely cup of cof-
fee. Now that coffee may
be considered more as a
sort of fuel than a tasty
beverage, college stu-
dents like us have missed
out on the art of the lei-
surely cuppa joe.
Bring back the coffee
shop culture by busting out
your inner psuedo-intel-
lectual and going coffee
shop hopping. Start with
a Turtle at Buchananʼs
(1301 Pennsylvania)
while admiring the
Flatirons from the patio.
Then head to Trident (940
Pearl), where you can
catch up on some read-
ion
n aat CU isnʼt as politically active as it
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ing from its
bookstore
and maybe
overhear some
heated political debates.
Trek to East Pearl for
a fancy-shmancy mocha
at Allison (1521 Pearl).
Theyʼll pour an intricate
design into your cup with
foam and top you off with
a delicate pastry or cup
of organic soup. Head a
little further east to finish
off the night with a warm
cup of tea and some enter-
tainment at the Laughing
Goat (1709 Pearl). Catch
live performances every
third Thursday of the
month from 7 to 9 p.m.
little afternoon rabble-rousing at the Dalton Trumbo Fountain. The UMC fountain,
also affectionately referred to as “Red Square,” provides the perfect backdrop for an
anti-war rally, a get-out-the-vote event or the occasional hippie bashing.
A warm day is essential because you get the maximum amount of people eating
lunch outside. Donʼt forget to be preachy, loud and intolerant of other peopleʼs ideas
when at all possible.
Eat farm food
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There
is no bet-
ter way to
have fun in
Boulder before
summer kicks in than eat-
ing Boulder food!
The Boulder Farmersʼ
Market currently runs
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every
Saturday. It is downtown
next to Central Park on
13th between Canyon and
Arapahoe. It will begin
running Wednesday eve-
nings on May 10 as well.
It is best to hit it up
now while it is not too
busy and hot outside. The
food is amazing. The row
of venders includes make
your own salsa packages,
CP Photo/Niall Bouzon fresh sprout plants and a
Buchanan’s offers both indoor and outdoor variety of ripe and ready
seating, providing a comfortable and popular
hang-out spot during the hot summer days.
fruits.
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Design by Debra Thiegs
For the velo nut,
bicycling enthusiast or
Peddle the paths
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someone who just likes
riding a bike and look-
ing at pretty things, noth-
ing beats a ride up the
Boulder Creek path. The
serene pathway along the
famous creek offers sights
of nature and sometimes
of tubers making their
drunken way down the
creek.
The gradient is steep
enough to offer a chal- CP File Photo/Mike Wamsley
John Georgis owns and operates Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours,
lenge for those looking which run seasonally in Boulder. The bus is a popular tourist
for a workout, but the and local attraction in the summer.
Banjo with Billy
meandering path offers
plenty of opportunities to
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stop and enjoy the envi-
ronment.
CP Photo/Niall Bouzon Itʼs a fun time for all
A bicyclist zips along the Boulder Creek Path near Eben G. Fine Park
You may have walked stops, pas-
and it makes for a great down Pearl Street, eaten at sengers get to
on Friday, April 21. Bike paths along the Boulder Creek give a varied
display of the sights and sounds of the city and its natural beauty. day trip. every restaurant on the Hill choose what
and explored the Flatirons, but kind of story
Guzzle with tradition
do you really know Boulder? they want to hear,
About its ghosts, history and which makes no tour exactly
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tall tales? the same.
Before heading home for It is currently $16 for
Pitchers at Half Fast with gua-
the summer, hop on Banjo adults, and passengers get
arenʼt just pitchers. You camole,
Billyʼs Bus Tour so you can to ride on the recliners or
can get the same old beer bacon,
re-tell the surprising stories saddles inside the uniquely
(they have Fat Tire on tap) t u r -
that will impress your family redesigned school bus. And if
or you can grab for the key and
and friends and prove Boulder you want to make it a group
“Megarita” or the “Strong sprouts and
is still weird. outing, groups of 10 or more
Island Iced Tea” -- 32 makes a good addition
The tour begins in front can get a private tour for no
ounces of the famously to any drink, especially
of the Boulderado Hotel, 13th additional charge.
inebriating mixed drinks. the Megarita. Some other
and Spruce, and goes through Gather your friends and
For an extra-spe- favorites are the Mega
downtown Boulder, the Hill discover a side of Boulder you
cial drinking experience, Roast Beef with roast
and Chautauqua. At certain never knew.
enjoy your drinks on the beef, mushrooms, swiss,
CP Photo/Cortney Germain
Students take advantage patio where you can soak bacon and barbecue
Take
of the nice weather on up the sun and enjoy some sauce.
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Friday, April 21, at K’s
China on the Hill. K’s is
tobacco. The weatherʼs nice;
To counteract all that what better way to chris-
a hike
known for its sun deck On a nice day, spend
and full-service bar on
liquor in your gut, youʼll ten the spring than to an afternoon at the top of
the roof.
If the organic, local want to get a sub. The enjoy a drink outside with Flagstaff Mountain. Stop
food thing isnʼt doing Green Turkey is loaded friends? off at all the paved pull-
it for you, the crowd is outs on the way up and
certainly entertaining. try to pick out your house
Boulder is always a great or different buildings on
place to get your daily fix campus. With an eleva-
of people-watching, but tion of 6,850 feet at the
the farmersʼ market is the top, you can see all the
people watching mecca of way to Denver.
Boulder. Pick up a snack on
Itʼs not all raw veg- the way or make a pic-
gies and fruit either; there nic – there are tables and
is a food quarter that benches at most of the
allows you to travel the pull-outs and at the sum-
world. There is a Greek mit. On weekends from
booth with gyros and Memorial Day through
falafel. There are home- Labor Day, volunteer park
made tamales. There is interpreters are available
Thai food. A hearty serv- at the Flagstaff Nature
ing is provided wherever Center.
your taste buds lead you If you have money
without emptying your CP Photo/Cortney Germain to burn, make dinner
Sophomore psychology and biochemis-
pockets too much. try major Alex Goldenstein hikes to the
reservations at Flagstaff
CP Photo/Cortney Germain Golden Arches on top of the Flatirons House, 6,000 feet up the
A group of students toast with “Megaritas” and “Strong Island Iced Teas” outside
on the Half Fast patio on Friday, April 21.
on Thursday, April 20. mountainside.